Hundreds of protesters marched in the streets of Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday after the decision was announced on Tuesday not to bring charges against the white Madison police officer who fatally shot an unarmed biracial teenager in March.
They gathered at the house where Tony Robinson Jr. was killed by the officer, Matt Kenny, on Williamson Street, and planned to walk to the Dane County Courthouse.
#Justice4Tony will rally here at the scene of the shooting, then march to Dane Co Courthouse #news3 pic.twitter.com/pYxHTGFTQe— Mark Schilling (@SchooterNEWS3) May 13, 2015
"Yesterday a system failed us once again" @fox6now #TonyRobinson pic.twitter.com/Uj53I01wRM— Deandra Corinthios (@Dcorinthios) May 13, 2015
Protesters have shut down Willy Street and are preparing to march. #TonyRobinson pic.twitter.com/AhzlONoZAj— Mary Spicuzza (@MSpicuzzaMJS) May 13, 2015
Protesters also marched to Madison City Hall on Tuesday after the decision.
Andrea (mother or #TonyRobinson) marches infront of the Capitol in #Madison pic.twitter.com/gP3K6RqXlZ— Curtis Sails III (@CurtisSails) May 12, 2015
Kenny shot and killed Robinson (who has often been referred to as just "Tony Robinson") on March 6 after responding to a call that a man was darting in and out of traffic and attacking people. After what appears to be a struggle between the two, Kenny opened fire on Robinson. He fired seven shots, several of which hit Robinson, including one in the head.
#BlackOutWednesday March in Madison now on the move. pic.twitter.com/iIZ3BGtw5c— A.J. Bayatpour (@AJBayatpour) May 13, 2015
A visibly distraught Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said Kenny's use of force was "lawful" at a press conference announcing the decision on Tuesday. Ozanne took his time delivering the news, going over the details of the investigation while beads of sweat dribbled down his cheeks, adding that his decision was not based on emotion.
Thousands of people protested Robinson's killing in the following the shooting in March. Robinson became another name on an ever-growing list of black people whose deaths at the hands of police have made national news.
Protests against police brutality have roiled the United States since August, when a white police officer named Darren Wilson shot and killed a black teenager named Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.